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Men with No Master: The Complete Adventures of Robin the Bombardier by Roy de S. Horn (Steeger Books, December 2, 2019, 978-1-61827-451-9, $19.95, 282pp, tp, co) [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)]
Volume 67 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Men with No Master [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · nv Argosy September 2 1939 (+1)

83 · [letter] · Roy de S. Horn · lt Argosy September 2 1939

89 · Archers to the Front [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · na Argosy January 6 1940

151 · Bowman’s Banner [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · nv Argosy April 27 1940 (+1)

211 · Flight of the Guns [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · na Argosy August 17 1940

267 · About the Author · Roy de S. Horn · cl Argosy April 12 1930, as “The Men Who Make the Argosy”

The Methods of Sergeant Cluff by Geoffrey Horne--- see under Gil North.

Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Geoffrey Horne--- see under Gil North.

Murder by the Dozen ed. Durbin Lee Horner (Dingwall-Rock, 1935, LC:35-15310, 515pp, hc, an)
The Cream of the “Mystery” Crop.

v · Preface · Durbin Lee Horner · pr

3 · The Merry Go-Round of Murder · Joseph F. Dinneen · na Mystery 1935

101 · The House That Jack Built · Colver Harris · na Mystery August 1935

313 · The Man in the Mirror · Louis Golding · ss Mystery April 1934

329 · The Woman in Scarlet Stockings · Norman Matson · ss The Evening Standard June 12 1934, as “The House on Big Faraway”

339 · The Black Cats Vanished [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Mystery October 1934

369 · The Woman He Had to Kill · Francis Beeding · nv Mystery June 1934

401 · The Lisping Man [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · nv Mystery November 1934

427 · “I Must Live Till Wednesday” · John Ewing · ss Mystery May 1933

439 · Thirty Hours with a Corpse · Maurice Level · ss Mystery September 1934

463 · What Can a Dead Man Want? · Guy Endore · ss Mystery December 1934

491 · Poisoned Letters · Georges Surdez · ar Mystery 1934

503 · Exceptional Murderer · Georges Surdez · ts Mystery March 1934

Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, October 2004, 0-9713608-2-0, $16.00, 239pp, tp, oa)
Original Anthology of 22 dark fantasy stories about elves. Authors include K.D. Wentworth, Elaine Cunningham, and Gerard Daniel Houarner. Introduction by Drew Hayes.

xi · Introduction · Drew Hayes · ss

1 · Diminishing · Erin MacKay · ss

15 · The Suitcase · J. R. Cain · ss

33 · Under Distant Hills · John Sullivan · ss

39 · Curve of Her Claw · Margaret McGaffey Fisk · ss

51 · The Elf Knight and Lady Isabelle · Kyri Freeman · ss

55 · Unreachable · Star E. Sutezzo · ss

67 · Rotten Blood · Murray Leeder · ss

73 · The Day of the Hens · Angeline Hawkes-Craig · ss

91 · The Legacy of the Quedana · David J. Corwell · ss

113 · Laume’s Lesson · Stephen D. Rogers · ss

117 · Bad Company · K. D. Wentworth · ss

127 · The Grisly Race · Tim Curran · ss

139 · The Kin of the Blood · Christe M. Callabro · ss

151 · Night Bruises · Lisa Mantchev · ss

159 · Evil Lives. Vice Eats Simplicity · H. Turnip Smith · ss

167 · A Thrice-Told Tale · A. Dorrance · ss

179 · Penumbra · Jeremy Yoder · ss

187 · The Singleton Path · Adam Hardy · ss

201 · Juniper · Elaine Cunningham · ss

215 · The Artist · Jon Sprunk · ss

219 · Songs · Barbara Geiger · ss

225 · Celebrant · Gerard Daniel Houarner · ss

234 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

240 · Writer’s Guidelines for Upcoming Anthologies · [uncredited] · ms

Fantastical Visions ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, December 2001, 0-9713608-0-4, $9.99, 186pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Why Fantasy? · W. H. Horner · in

· Wraithsong · Jean Graham · ss

· Jathen Longblade · Christine E. Ricketts · ss

· Death and the Maiden · Trent M. Walters · ss

· Vigil · Magee Gilks · ss

· Life · Colin Roberts · ss

· Prescient Witness · Tracy Whelan · ss

· The Dream Shop · David A. Hart · ss

· Of Savage Blood · Travis J. Koll · ss

· The Mad Queen of the Sky · D. K. Latta · ss

· The Farmer’s Daughter · Tanya Michna · ss

· It’s Better in Brooklyn · Michael Penncavage · ss

· 7:58 · Matthew Wolfe · ss

Fantastical Visions II ed. W. H. Horner & C. Nathan Dudek--- see under C. Nathan Dudek.

Fantastical Visions III ed. W. H. Horner, C. Nathan Dudek & Christina Stitt--- see under C. Nathan Dudek.

Fantastical Visions IV ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, July 2009, 978-0-9713608-7-7, $17.00, 312pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Evelyn · Michail Velichansky · ss

· Imaginix · Maggie Slater · ss

· The Mermaid’s Silver Pool · Jeff R. Campbell · ss

· Abandoned Responsibility · G. Scott Huggins · ss

· Gratitude · Margaret Yang · ss

· The Benefits of Public Transportation · Todd Austin Hunt · ss

· The Song That Made Hell Hell · Greg Beatty · ss

· How Savio Arcaini Came by His Sword · M. T. Reiten · ss

· The Corn Bear · Michael Penncavage · ss

· The Desert Island Fifty · Jason S. Ridler · ss

· The Pit Fighter · Alex Jackson · ss

· A Plant’s Scream · Christine Welcome · ss

· Healing Hands · Aliette de Bodard · ss

· Dragonfly Savior · David Walton · ss

· Deathless in Manhattan · Hank Quense · ss

· A Night on Pope Lake · James R. Cain · ss

· Renewal · Robyn A. Hay · ss

· Chaos Theory · Brandon Alspaugh · ss

Modern Magic ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, April 2006, 978-0-9713608-4-6, $17.00, x+254pp, tp, oa, cover by David Seidman)
Details taken from online listing.

ix · Here Be Dragons · Kelley Armstrong · in

1 · Stock Management · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss

11 · Kindled Morphogenesis · Alexa Grave · ss

17 · Salvation in a Plastic Bag · P. Kirby · ss

23 · Joy, Unbottled · Ron Horsley · ss

37 · Souls of Living Wood · Eugie Foster · ss

43 · Peter I Am Lost · Kelly Hale · ss

51 · Zaubererkrieg · Stephen D. Rogers · ss

53 · The Apprentice · Joy Marchand · ss

57 · Office Magic · Jon Sprunk · ss

65 · Raven · Elaine Cunningham · ss

79 · Beauty, Sleeping · Melissa Frederick · ss

89 · Unsung Hero · Michael A. Pignatella · ss

101 · Swan Dive · Christe M. Callabro · ss

107 · Feast of Clowns · Robert Guffey · ss

125 · Subversion Clause · Richard Parks · ss

143 · Love’s Consequence · Rhonda Mason · ss

161 · The Healer’s Line · Jill Knowles · ss

169 · The Lamia · James S. Dorr · ss

181 · Midnight Snack · Kenneth Brady · ss

187 · Pavlov’s Breast · Steve Verge · ss

191 · Golden Rule · Donna Munro · ss

201 · Wishbone · Erin MacKay · ss

207 · No Worries, Partner · Jim C. Hines · ss

219 · Pentacle on His Forehead, Lizard on His Breath · James Maxey · ss

227 · Undead Air · John Passarella · ss

247 · The Woman Who Walked with Dogs · Mary Rosenblum · ss

Sails & Sorcery ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, August 2007, 0971360898, $23.00, xi+395pp, tp, oa)
Illustrated by Julie Dillon.

· We Sail with the Tide · Lawrence C. Connolly · in

· Return, My Heart, to the Sea · J. C. Hay · ss

· Sea of Madness · Jon Sprunk · ss

· Stillworld: Sailing to Noon · Chun Lee · ss

· Female Rambling Silor · Murray J. D. Leeder · ss

· The Bokor · Jens Rushing · ss

· Albatross Dark · Jaleigh Johnson · ss

· The Sea in Silence · Gerard Houarner · ss

· Azieran: Distilling the Essence [Azieran] · Christopher Heath · ss

· Thief of Hearts · William Ledbetter · ss

· Beneath the Sea of Tears [Murphy’s Lore] · Patrick Thomas · nv

· The Second Voyage of the Stormreaver’s Blade · Jordan Lapp · ss

· The Drum of the Sea · Gerri Leen · ss

· Cassia’s Song · T. Borregaard · ss

· The Duel · James M. Ward · ss

· Dryad in the Mast · Leslie Brown · ss

· Balaam’s Bones: A Tale of the Barbarian Kabar of El Hazzar · Angeline Hawkes · ss

· The Pirate and the Peach · Robert E. Vardeman · ss

· Hostage · Renee Stern · ss

· Rum Runners · Jeff Houser · ss

· Rowing Near Hell · Jeffrey Lyman · ss

· Currents and Clockwork · Lindsey Duncan · ss

· The Medusa · Chris Stout · ss

· The Islands of Hope · Heidi Ruby Miller · ss

· The Sound from the Deep · Jack MacKenzie · ss

· Dead Men Tell No Tales · Elaine Cunningham · ss

· Consigned to the Sea · Danielle Ackley-McPhail · ss

· Tisarian’s Treasure · J. M. Martin · ss

· The Spinner · Paul S. Kemp · ss

· Afterword · Mark Summers & John Baur · aw

The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology ed. W. H. Horner, Jeanne B. Benzel & Greg Schauer--- see under Jeanne B. Benzel.

Nine Sons by Wendy Hornsby (Crippen & Landru, March 2002, 1-885941-66-8, $16.00, 171pp, tp, co, cover by Deborah Miller)
Collection of ten stories, two new, and an essay. Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-65-X, $42.00) limited to 225 copies with a bonus chapbook, Why Vanessa Jumped.

9 · Introduction · Wendy Hornsby · in

16 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991

30 · High Heels in the Headliner · Wendy Hornsby · ss Malice Domestic 3 ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994

42 · Wendy Goes to the Morgue · Wendy Hornsby · ar Mystery Scene 1992

46 · New Moon and Rattlesnakes · Wendy Hornsby · ss The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994

65 · Ghost Caper · Wendy Hornsby · ss Ten Tales, James Cahill, 1994

78 · Be Your Own Best Friend · Wendy & Alyson Hornsby · ss Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House, 1996

89 · Out of Time · Wendy & Alyson Hornsby · ss Mothers and Daughters ed. Jill Morgan, Martin H. Greenberg & Robert Weinberg, Signet, 1998

106 · The Naked Giant · Wendy Hornsby · ss The Best of the Best ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet, 1998

123 · The Last Is Adoration · Wendy Hornsby · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 2000

134 · The Sky Shall Be Blue · Wendy Hornsby · ss

148 · Essential Things · Wendy Hornsby · nv

170 · A Wendy Hornsby Checklist · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Wendy Hornsby]

Why Vanessa Jumped by Wendy Hornsby (Crippen & Landru, March 2002, ph, ss)
Chapbook included with the hardback edition of Nine Sons.

Caravan Tales and Some Others by J. G. Hornstein--- see under Wilhelm Hauff.

The Crime Doctor by E. W. Hornung (The Bobbs Merrill Company, July 1914, $1.35, 315pp, hc, co)
Simultaneous with the UK (Eveleigh Nash) edition.

1 · The Physician Who Healed Himself [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss Everybody’s Magazine May 1913, as “The Crime Doctor”

40 · The Life-Preserver [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss Everybody’s Magazine June 1913

77 · A Hopeless Case [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss Everybody’s Magazine August 1913, as “Croucher—Hopeless Case”

118 · The Golden Key [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · nv Everybody’s Magazine October 1913

159 · A Schoolmaster Abroad [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss The Red Magazine October 15 1913

199 · One Possessed [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss The Red Magazine November 1 1913

237 · The Doctor’s Assistant [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss The Red Magazine November 15 1913

272 · The Second Murderer [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · nv The Red Magazine December 1 1913

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024 ed. Anthony Horowitz (The Mysterious Bookshop, September 24, 2024, 978-1-61316-449-5, $17.95, 512pp, tp, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

xi · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw

xvii · Introduction · Anthony Horowitz · in

1 · Stunts · Ace Atkins · ss Austin Noir ed. Hopeton Hay, Scott Montgomery & Molly Odintz, Akashic Books, 2023

15 · Beat the Clock · Michael Bracken · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2023

39 · How to Teach Yourself to Swim · Fleur Bradley · nv Dark Yonder #3, Summer 2023

55 · The Knife Sharpener · Shelley Costa · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2023

73 · Down the Fire Road · Doug Crandell · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2023

103 · The Lady in My Life · Jeffery Deaver · ss Thrillers ed. Don Bruns, Blackstone Publishing, 2023

127 · Last Day at the Jackrabbit · John M. Floyd · ss The Strand Magazine #69, 2023

141 · Lovely and Useless Things · Nils Gilbertson · ss Prohibition Peepers ed. Michael Bracken, Down & Out Books, 2023

163 · El Paso Heat · Peter W. J. Hayes · ss Black Cat Mystery Magazine #14, 2023

183 · The Back Woods · Shells Legoullon · nv Thrill Ride—The Magazine #2, Summer 2023

211 · Kill Night · Victor Methos · nv Amazon Original Stories, February 7 2023

247 · A Family Matter · Leonardo Padura; translated by Frances Riddle · ss Southwest Review Autumn 2023

261 · Snow Over Harvard · Dan Pope · ss Bellevue Literary Review #44, 2024

279 · Dead Names · Annie Reed · ss WMG Publishing, December 2023

299 · Billowing Down the Bayou · Cameron Sanders · ss Greensboro Review Spring 2024

307 · It’s Not Even Past [Lorraine Yarborough (The Librarian on the Run)] · Anna Scotti · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2023

327 · Good Harvest · Archer Sullivan · ss Rock and a Hard Place #9, Winter 2023

337 · Wonder Falls · Andrew Welsh-Huggins · ss Mystery Tribune #20, July/August 2023

351 · One Night in 1965 · Stacy Woodson · ss More Groovy Gumshoes ed. Michael Bracken, Down & Out Books, 2023

369 · The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss The White Elephant #16, September 1897

386 · The Best Mystery Stories 2024 Honor Roll · [uncredited] · bi

The Puffin Book of Horror Stories ed. Anthony Horowitz (Viking UK, November 14, 1994, 0-670-85382-8, £9.99, 160pp, hc, an, cover by Julian Lee)
Juvenile collection of ten pieces, including Stephen King, Roald Dahl, an extract from Dracula and one original.

7 · Preface · Anthony Horowitz · pr

13 · Secret Terror · Pete Johnson · ss One Step Beyond, Methuen, 1990

25 · Battleground · Stephen King · ss Cavalier September 1972

43 · The Vacancy · Robert Westall · ss The Haunting of Chas McGill and Other Stories by Robert Westall, Macmillan, 1983

57 · The Twitch · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Anthony Horowitz · ss (r)

65 · Freebies · Laurence Staig · ss Poor William’s Omnibus December 1986, as “Call-Back”

79 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item”

97 · The Werewolf Mask · Kenneth Ireland · ss 1983

111 · Eels · John Gordon · ss The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts by John Gordon, Walker, 1992

125 · Jonathan Harker’s Journal from Dracula · Bram Stoker · ex Constable, 1897

131 · Bath Night · Anthony Horowitz · nv

Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren’t as Scary, Maybe,… ed. Eli Horowitz & Ted Thompson--- see under Ted Thompson.

Midnight Graffiti ed. Jessica Horsting & James Van Hise (Warner, October 1992, 0-446-36307-3, $5.99, xvi+365pp, pb, an, cover by Martin Cannon)
Anthology of 19 horror stories, eight originals, with an introduction about fear by Horsting.

v · Introduction · Jessica Horsting · in

5 · Rainy Season · Stephen King · ss Midnight Graffiti #3, Spring 1989

30 · Say Hello, Mister Quigley · J. Michael Straczynski · nv Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine September/October 1992

52 · Sinus Fiction · Gil Lamont · nv

87 · Emerald City Blues · Steven R. Boyett · ss Midnight Graffiti #2, Fall 1988

106 · Cattletruck · Cliff Burns · ss Midnight Graffiti #3, Spring 1989

112 · Bad Guy Hats · David J. Schow · nv 1989

143 · “I Want to Get Married!” Says World’s Smallest Man · John Shirley · ss

162 · Spike Jones and Reverend Sister Claudine · Rex Miller · nv

188 · Bob the Dinosaur Goes to Disneyland · Joe R. Lansdale · vi Midnight Graffiti #4, Fall 1989

192 · Salvation · Lawrence Person · ss

199 · Rant · Nancy A. Collins · ss Midnight Graffiti #5, Spring 1990

213 · Blue on One End, Yellow on the Other · K. W. Jeter · ss Midnight Graffiti #5, Spring 1990

223 · The Domino Man · Phil Tiso · ss

228 · The New Order: 3 Moral Fictions · R. V. Branham · gp

_228 · One: The Professional · R. V. Branham · ss

_241 · Two: Missing Letters · R. V. Branham · ss

_245 · Three: The Father-in-Law Speaks · R. V. Branham · ss

257 · Murder Mysteries · Neil Gaiman · nv

291 · Heaven, Heaven Is a Place · R. V. Branham · ss

303 · Where I Shall Dwell in the Next World · Harlan Ellison · ss Eidolon Autumn 1992

318 · The River Styx Runs Upstream · Dan Simmons · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1982

334 · Dark Embrace · James Van Hise · nv

Callis and Toll: The Old Ways by Nick Horth (Black Library, 2017, ebook, nv) [Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]
Details taken from online listing.

City of Secrets by Nick Horth (Black Library, January 28, 2017, £9.99, 122pp, ebook, na) [Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]
Details taken from online listing.

Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, June 2006, 0-8095-5650-2, $13.95, 336pp, tp, an, cover by John William Waterhouse)
Best-of-the-year anthology of 19 stories, with an introduction on the year in fantasy by the editor. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman, and Peter S. Beagle.

7 · The Year in Fantasy · Rich Horton · in

11 · Pip and the Fairies · Theodora Goss · ss Strange Horizons October 3 2005; illustrated by Susan Moore

18 · Comber · Gene Wolfe · ss Postscripts #3, Spring 2005

27 · Three Urban Folk Tales · Eric Schaller · gp Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #16, July 2005

_ · I. The Postman · Eric Schaller · vi Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #16, July 2005

_ · II. True Love · Eric Schaller · vi Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #16, July 2005

_ · III. As Above, So Below · Eric Schaller · vi Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #16, July 2005

32 · Wax [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Interzone #201, December 2005; illustrated by Ian Simmons

59 · The Emperor of Gondwanaland · Paul Di Filippo · ss Interzone #196, January/February 2005; illustrated by Edward Noon

75 · CommComm · George Saunders · ss The New Yorker August 1 2005

95 · Five Ways Jane Austen Never Died · Samantha Henderson · ss Fortean Bureau March 2005

106 · Fancy Bread · Gregory Feeley · ss TEL: Stories ed. Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2005

118 · Sunbird · Neil Gaiman · nv Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs ed. Ted Thompson & Eli Horowitz, McSweeney's Books, 2005

136 · The Secret of Broken Tickers · Joe Murphy · ss Realms of Fantasy August 2005

151 · On the Blindside · Sonya Taaffe · ss Flytrap #4, May 2005

161 · Jane · Marc Laidlaw · ss Sci Fiction February 16 2005

171 · Is There Life After Rehab? · Pat Cadigan · ss Sci Fiction August 17 2005

187 · Two Hearts [Last Unicorn] · Peter S. Beagle · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005

220 · Super-Villains · Michael Canfield · nv Son and Foe #1, 2005

241 · Empty Places · Richard Parks · ss Realms of Fantasy December 2005

263 · Invisible · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Sci Fiction March 2 2005

279 · By the Light of Tomorrow’s Sun · Holly Phillips · ss In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips, Prime Books, 2005

292 · The Gist Hunter [Archonate: Henghis Hapthorn] · Matthew Hughes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2005

Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2007 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, May 2007, 978-0-8095-5650-2, $13.95, 358pp, tp, an, cover by John Everett Millais)
Best-of-the-year anthology of 16 stories, with an introduction on the year in fantasy by the editor. Authors include Geoff Ryman, Peter S. Beagle, and Ysabeau Wilce.

7 · The Year in Fantasy, 2006 · Rich Horton · in

13 · Journey Into the Kingdom · M. Rickert · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2006

42 · The Water-Poet and the Four Seasons · David J. Schwartz · ss Strange Horizons May 1 2006; illustrated by Ann-Cathrine Loo

48 · Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) · Geoff Ryman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2006

85 · The Osteomancer’s Son · Greg van Eekhout · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2006

101 · Salt Wine · Peter S. Beagle · nv Fantasy Magazine #3, 2006

132 · The Original Word for Rain · Peter Higgins · ss Zahir #9, Spring 2006

145 · The Lineaments of Gratified Desire [Califa] · Ysabeau S. Wilce · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 2006

199 · Journey to Gantica · Matthew Corradi · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2006

212 · Irregular Verbs · Matthew Johnson · ss Fantasy Magazine #4, Fall 2006

220 · A Fish Story · Sarah Totton · ss Realms of Fantasy October 2006

232 · The Night Whiskey · Jeffrey Ford · nv Salon Fantastique ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006

257 · A Fine Magic · Margo Lanagan · ss Eidolon I ed. Jonathan Strahan & Jeremy G. Byrne, Eidolon Publications, 2006

265 · Naturally · Daniel Handler · ss Zoetrope: All-Story Spring 2006

277 · Moon Viewing at Shijo Bridge [Yamada Monogatari] · Richard Parks · nv Realms of Fantasy April 2006

316 · A Citrine: A Fable · Elise Moser · ss Room of One’s Own July 2006

324 · A Siege of Cranes · Benjamin Rosenbaum · nv Twenty Epics ed. David Moles & Susan Marie Groppi, All-Star Stories, 2006

353 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

357 · Publication History · [uncredited] · bi

Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2008 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, June 2008, 978-0-8095-7251-9, $13.95, 384pp, tp, an, cover by Frederick Leighton)
Best-of-the-year anthology of 19 stories, with an introduction on the year in fantasy by the editor. Authors include Kelly Link, Andy Duncan, and Garth Nix.

7 · The Year in Fantasy, 2007 · Rich Horton · in

13 · Unpossible · Daryl Gregory · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2007

26 · Light · Kelly Link · nv Tin House Fall 2007

64 · The Teashop · Zoran Živković; translated by Alice Copple-Tošic · nv 12 Collections & The Teashop by Zoran Živković, PS Publishing, 2007
translated from the Serbian.

91 · The Rope [The Antique Lands] · Noreen Doyle · ss Realms of Fantasy April 2007

112 · Buttons · William Alexander · ss Zahir #13, Summer 2007

114 · Brother of the Moon · Holly Phillips · ss Fantasy ed. Sean Wallace & Paul G. Tremblay, Prime Books, 2007

133 · A Diorama of the Infernal Regions, or The Devil’s Ninth Question · Andy Duncan · nv Wizards ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Berkley, 2007

175 · Heartstrung · Rachel Swirsky · ss Interzone #210, June 2007; illustrated by Douglas A. Sirois

185 · The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics · Daniel Abraham · nv Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories ed. John Klima, Bantam Spectra, 2007

215 · Something in the Mermaid Way · Carrie Laben · ss Clarkesworld #6, March 2007

219 · Public Safety · Matthew Johnson · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2007

246 · Stray · Benjamin Rosenbaum & David Ackert · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2007

262 · The Comb · Marly Youmans · nv Fantasy Magazine (online) #9, December 2007

286 · Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again [Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz] · Garth Nix · nv Jim Baen’s Universe April 2007

324 · The Last Worders · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #20, June 2007

343 · Singing of Mount Abora · Theodora Goss · ss Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories ed. John Klima, Bantam Spectra, 2007

365 · Save Me Plz · David Barr Kirtley · ss Realms of Fantasy October 2007

385 · Bufo Rex · Erik Amundsen · ss Weird Tales November/December 2007

393 · The Master Miller’s Tale [The Aether Universe] · Ian R. MacLeod · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2007

454 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

460 · Publication History · [uncredited] · bi

Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, September 2006, 0-8095-5649-9, $13.95, 334pp, tp, an, cover by Les Edwards)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 15 stories and a look at the year 2005 by the editor. Authors include Michael Swanwick, Joe Haldeman, and Alastair Reynolds.

7 · The Year in Science Fiction · Rich Horton · in

11 · Triceratops Summer · Michael Swanwick · ss Amazon.com website August 19 2005

23 · Bank Run · Tom Purdom · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2005

74 · A Coffee Cup/Alien Invasion Story · Douglas Lain · ss Strange Horizons February 7 2005; illustrated by Jeff Foster

87 · The Edge of Nowhere · James Patrick Kelly · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2005

109 · Heartwired · Joe Haldeman · vi Nature #7032, March 24 2005

112 · The Fate of Mice · Susan Palwick · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2005

127 · The King of Where I Go · Howard Waldrop · nv Sci Fiction December 7 2005

151 · The Policeman’s Daughter · Wil McCarthy · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2005

188 · Bliss · Leah Bobet · ss On Spec Winter 2004/2005

204 · Finished · Robert Reed · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction September 2005

221 · The Inn at Mount Either · James Van Pelt · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2005

239 · Search Engine · Mary Rosenblum · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2005

258 · You · Stephen Leigh · ss I, Alien ed. Mike Resnick, DAW, 2005, uncredited.

262 · The Jenna Set · Daniel Kaysen · ss Strange Horizons March 14 2005

277 · Understanding Space and Time · Alastair Reynolds · na Birmingham SF Group, November 2005

Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2007 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, June 2007, 978-0-8095-6297-8, $13.95, 377pp, tp, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)
Best-of-the-year anthology of 12 stories from 2006, with an overview of the year 2006 by Horton. Authors include Walter Jon Williams, Adam Roberts, and Robert Reed.

7 · The Year in Science Fiction, 2006 · Rich Horton · in

28 · Okanoggan Falls · Carolyn Ives Gilman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2006

67 · Saving for a Sunny Day, or, The Benefits of Reincarnation · Ian Watson · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2006

81 · The Cartesian Theater · Robert Charles Wilson · nv FutureShocks ed. Lou Anders, Roc, 2006

113 · Hesperia and Glory · Ann Leckie · ss Subterranean #4, 2006

126 · Incarnation Day · Walter Jon Williams · na Escape from Earth ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, SFBC, 2006

170 · Exit Before Saving · Ruth Nestvold · ss Futurismic (online) August 2006

183 · Inclination [Netherview Station] · William Shunn · na Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2006

235 · Life on the Preservation · Jack Skillingstead · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2006

254 · Me-topia · Adam Roberts · na Forbidden Planets ed. Peter Crowther, DAW, 2006

294 · The House Beyond Your Sky · Benjamin Rosenbaum · ss Strange Horizons September 4 2006; illustrated by Vladimir Vitkovsky

306 · A Billion Eves · Robert Reed · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2006

373 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

377 · Publication History · [uncredited] · bi

Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2008 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, August 2008, 978-0-8095-7250-2, $13.95, 366pp, tp, an, cover: Mooncalf Pastures by Bob Eggleton from 1995)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 18 stories from 2007, by authors including Greg Egan, Bruce Sterling, and Karen Joy Fowler.

7 · The Year in Science Fiction, 2007 · Rich Horton · in

13 · Dark Integers [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2007

59 · A Plain Tale from Our Hills · Bruce Sterling · ss Subterranean (online) Spring 2007

66 · An Eye for an Eye · Charles Coleman Finlay · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2007

90 · Always · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2007

103 · An Ocean Is a Snowflake, Four Billion Miles Away · John Barnes · nv Jim Baen’s Universe August 2007

136 · Virus Changes Skin · Ekaterina Sedia · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact October 2007

146 · Wikiworld · Paul Di Filippo · nv Fast Forward 1 ed. Lou Anders, Pyr, 2007

177 · Artifice and Intelligence · Tim Pratt · ss Strange Horizons August 6 2007

186 · Jesus Christ, Reanimator · Ken MacLeod · ss Fast Forward 1 ed. Lou Anders, Pyr, 2007

199 · Night Calls · Robert Reed · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2007

224 · Everyone Bleeds Through · Jack Skillingstead · ss Realms of Fantasy October 2007

234 · Art of War · Nancy Kress · ss The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2007

255 · Three Days of Rain · Holly Phillips · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2007

268 · Brain Raid · Alexander Jablokov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2007

298 · For Solo Cello, op.12 · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Cosmos #13, February/March 2007

305 · Perfect Violet · Will McIntosh · ss On Spec Summer 2007

322 · Vectoring · Geoffrey A. Landis · vi Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2007

325 · The Skysailor’s Tale · Michael Swanwick · nv The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick, Tachyon, 2007

Space Opera ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, May 2014, 978-1-60701-407-2, $19.95, 574pp, tp, an, cover by Scott Grimando)
Details taken from online listing.

11 · Space Opera Then and Now · Rich Horton · in

15 · The Knight of Chains, the Deuce of Stars · Yoon Ha Lee · ss Lightspeed #39, August 2013

27 · The Wreck of the Godspeed · James Patrick Kelly · na Between Worlds ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC, 2004

78 · Saving Tiamaat [Aleutian Universe] · Gwyneth Jones · nv The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2007

95 · Six Lights Off Green Scar · Gareth L. Powell · ss Aphelion #91, April 2005

112 · Glory [Incandescence] · Greg Egan · nv The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2007

135 · The Mote Dancer and the Firelife · Chris Willrich · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #90, March 8 2012

150 · On Rickety Thistlewaite · Michael F. Flynn · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2010

167 · War Without End · Una McCormack · nv Conflicts ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press, 2010

187 · Finisterra · David Moles · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2007

216 · Seven Years from Home · Naomi Novik · nv Warriors ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Tor, 2010

244 · Plotters and Shooters [Mars] · Kage Baker · nv Fast Forward 1 ed. Lou Anders, Pyr, 2007

259 · The Muse of Empires Lost · Paul Berger · nv Twenty Epics ed. David Moles & Susan Marie Groppi, All-Star Stories, 2006

283 · Boojum [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Fast Ships, Black Sails ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, 2008

300 · Lehr, Rex · Jay Lake · nv Forbidden Planets ed. Peter Crowther, DAW, 2006

318 · Cracklegrackle · Justina Robson · nv The New Space Opera 2 ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2009

347 · Hideaway [Merlin] · Alastair Reynolds · nv Interzone #157, July 2000

387 · Isabel of the Fall · Ian MacLeod · nv Interzone #169, July 2001

407 · Precious Mental [The Great Ship Universe] · Robert Reed · na Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2013

467 · The Two Sisters in Exile [Xuya] · Aliette de Bodard · ss Solaris Rising 1.5 ed. Ian Whates, Solaris, 2012

477 · Lode Stars [Exodus] · Lavie Tidhar · ss The Immersion Book of SF ed. Carmelo Rafala, Immersion Press, 2010

499 · Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade · Benjanun Sriduangkaew · ss Clarkesworld #87, December 2013

512 · The Tear [The Clade] · Ian McDonald · na Galactic Empires ed. Gardner Dozois, SFBC, 2008

567 · Biographies · Rich Horton · bg

Space Opera: The Best of the Year: 2007 Edition ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, not published, tp, an)
While occasionally listed as a published title, this book was cancelled prior to publication.

Superheroes ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, February 27, 2013, 978-1-60701-380-8, $15.95, 375pp, tp, an, cover by Michael King)
Anthology of 16 stories involving superheroes. Authors include Kelly Link, Daryl Gregory, and Peter S. Beagle.

7 · Superhero Fiction · Rich Horton · in

11 · Sunlight Society · Margaret Ronald · ss Clarkesworld #66, March 2012

23 · Secret Identity · Kelly Link · nv Geektastic ed. Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci, Little, Brown, 2009

59 · The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm · Daryl Gregory · nv Eclipse Two ed. Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2008

81 · Tonight We Fly · Ian McDonald · ss Masked ed. Lou Anders, Gallery Books, 2010

95 · Wild Card · Leah Bobet · nv

131 · Heroic Measures · Matthew Johnson · ss Strange Horizons December 18 2006

143 · The Biggest · James Patrick Kelly · nv Empire State March 2012

165 · Dr. Death vs. the Vampire · Aaron Schutz · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2010

199 · Superhero Girl · Jei D. Marcade · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #27, June 2009, as by Jessica Lee

205 · Super. Family. · Ian Donald Keeling · nv Realms of Fantasy August 2010

235 · The Strange Desserts of Professor Natalie Doom · Kat Beyer · ss Strange Horizons August 22 2005

241 · Downfall · Joseph Mallozzi · nv Masked ed. Lou Anders, Gallery Books, 2010

289 · Dirae · Peter S. Beagle · nv Warriors ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Tor, 2010

309 · Grandma · Carol Emshwiller · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March 2002

315 · The Los Angeles Women’s Auxiliary Superhero League · Elana Fortin · ss

327 · Wonjjang and the Madman of Pyongyang · Gord Sellar · na Tesseracts Twelve ed. Claude Lalumière, Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2008

Unplugged: The Web’s Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2008 Download ed. Rich Horton (Wyrm Publishing, December 2009, 978-1-8904-6411-0, $14.95, 303pp, tp, an, cover by Leo Blanchette)
Year’s-best anthology of 14 stories originally published online. Horton’s introduction discusses “the world of online speculative fiction”. Authors include Nancy Kress, Peter S. Beagle, and Cory Doctorow.

7 · Introduction · Rich Horton · in

11 · Air and Angels · Beth Bernobich · nv Subterranean (online) Spring 2008

38 · Snatch Me Another · Mercurio D. Rivera · ss Abyss & Apex #25, 1st Quarter 2008

49 · First Rites · Nancy Kress · nv Jim Baen’s Universe October 2008

96 · The Bitrunners · Tina Connolly · ss Helix #9, Summer 2008

107 · When We Were Stardust · Rebecca Epstein · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #11, February 2008

113 · Willpower · Jason Stoddard · ss Futurismic (online) December 1 2008

129 · The Tale of Junko and Sayuri · Peter S. Beagle · nv Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #9, July 2008

163 · Little Moon, Too, Goes Round · David Dumitru · ss Aeon #13, March 2008

173 · The Behold of the Eye · Hal Duncan · nv Lone Star Stories #28, August 2008

200 · Linkworlds · Will McIntosh · nv Strange Horizons March 17 2008 (+1)

218 · The Girl-Prince · Merrie Haskell · ss Coyote Wild August 2008

235 · Not Enough Stars in the Night · Brendan DuBois · ss Cosmos (online) May 2008

246 · A Buyer’s Guide to Maps of Antarctica · Catherynne M. Valente · ss Clarkesworld #20, May 2008

256 · The Things That Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away · Cory Doctorow · nv Tor.com August 6 2008

War & Space: Recent Combat ed. Rich Horton & Sean Wallace (Prime Books, May 2012, 978-1-60701-337-2, $15.95, 382pp, tp, an, cover by Brian Christensen)
Details taken from online listing.

7 · Introduction · Rich Horton · in

9 · Who’s Afraid of Wolf 359? · Ken MacLeod · ss The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2007

23 · Surf · Suzanne Palmer · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction December 2011

48 · Another Life · Charles Oberndorf · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2009

79 · Between Two Dragons · Yoon Ha Lee · ss Clarkesworld #43, April 2010

90 · Scales · Alastair Reynolds · ss The Guardian June 23 2009

96 · Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy · Catherynne M. Valente · ss Federations ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books, 2009

109 · Leave · Robert Reed · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2008

133 · Mehra and Jiun · Sandra McDonald · ss

145 · Her Husband’s Hands · Adam-Troy Castro · ss Lightspeed #17, October 2011

160 · Remembrance · Beth Bernobich · nv Sex in the System ed. Cecilia Tan, Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006

187 · Palace Resolution · Tom Purdom · nv Microcosms ed. Gregory Benford, DAW, 2004

210 · The Observer · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Front Lines ed. Denise Little, DAW, 2008

216 · The Long Chase · Geoffrey A. Landis · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2002

229 · Art of War · Nancy Kress · ss The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2007

249 · Have You Any Wool · Alan DeNiro · ss Twenty Epics ed. David Moles & Susan Marie Groppi, All-Star Stories, 2006

259 · Carthago Delenda Est · Genevieve Valentine · ss Federations ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books, 2009

271 · Rats of the System · Paul McAuley · ss Constellations ed. Peter Crowther, DAW, 2005

289 · The Political Officer · Charles Coleman Finlay · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 2002

346 · Amid the Words of War · Cat Rambo · ss Lightspeed #4, September 2010

354 · A Soldier of the City · David Moles · nv Engineering Infinity ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris, 2011

375 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, November 2009, 978-1-60701-214-6, $19.95, 541pp, tp, an)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 37 stories. Authors include Naomi Novik, Peter S. Beagle, Garth Nix, and Jay Lake.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · The Year in Fantasy and Science Fiction, 2008 · Rich Horton · in

15 · 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss · Kij Johnson · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2008

25 · Shoggoths in Bloom [Cthulhu] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2008

42 · Glass · Daryl Gregory · ss Technology Review November/December 2008

46 · The Hiss of Escaping Air · Christopher Golden · nv PS Publishing, 2008

59 · Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake · Naomi Novik · ss Fast Ships, Black Sails ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, 2008

75 · We Love Deena · Alice Sola Kim · ss Strange Horizons February 11 2008

87 · The Art of Alchemy · Ted Kosmatka · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2008

104 · Falling Angel · Eugene Mirabelli · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2008

110 · The Fifth Star in the Southern Cross · Margo Lanagan · ss Dreaming Again ed. Jack Dann, HarperCollins Australia, 2008

119 · King Pelles the Sure · Peter S. Beagle · ss Strange Roads by Peter S. Beagle, Dreamhaven Books, 2008

128 · Character Flu · Robert Reed · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2008

131 · Gift from a Spring · Delia Sherman · ss Realms of Fantasy April 2008

150 · The Region of Unlikeness · Rivka Galchen · ss The New Yorker March 24 2008

164 · Daltharee · Jeffrey Ford · ss The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Ellen Datlow, Del Rey, 2008

171 · The Ray-Gun: A Love Story · James Alan Gardner · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2008

190 · The God of Au [The God of Au Universe] · Ann Leckie · nv Helix #8, Spring 2008

215 · The Fantasy Jumper · Will McIntosh · ss Black Static #3, February 2008

222 · The Magician’s House · Meghan McCarron · nv Strange Horizons July 14 2008 (+1)

239 · Balancing Accounts · James L. Cambias · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2008

255 · Suicide Drive · Charlie Anders · ss Helix #7, Winter 2008

263 · The Small Door · Holly Phillips · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #14, May 2008

276 · The Eyes of God · Peter Watts · ss The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction Volume Two ed. George Mann, Solaris, 2008

284 · Firooz and His Brother · Alex Jeffers · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2008

293 · Infestation · Garth Nix · nv The Starry Rift ed. Jonathan Strahan, Viking, 2008

307 · A Water Matter [Green Universe] · Jay Lake · nv Tor.com October 29 2008

322 · The Golden Octopus [Éireann] · Beth Bernobich · nv Postscripts #15, Summer 2008

352 · Blue Vervain Murder Ballad #2: Jack of Diamonds · Erik Amundsen · ss Not One of Us #40, October 2008

359 · The Road to Levinshir [Kingkiller Chronicle] · Patrick Rothfuss · nv L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XVIII ed. Algis Budrys, Bridge/Galaxy, 2002

386 · Fixing Hanover · Jeff VanderMeer · nv Extraordinary Engines ed. Nick Gevers, Solaris, 2008

398 · Boojum [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Fast Ships, Black Sails ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, 2008

413 · The Difficulties of Evolution · Karen Heuler · ss Weird Tales July/August 2008

418 · Catherine Drewe [Jonathan Hamilton] · Paul Cornell · ss Fast Forward 2 ed. Lou Anders, Pyr, 2008

433 · Silent As Dust · James Maxey · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #7, January 2008

445 · Evil Robot Monkey · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction Volume Two ed. George Mann, Solaris, 2008

448 · If Angels Fight · Richard Bowes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2008

470 · Spiderhorse · Liz Williams · ss Realms of Fantasy August 2008

476 · The Tear [The Clade] · Ian McDonald · na Galactic Empires ed. Gardner Dozois, SFBC, 2008

527 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

535 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, June 1, 2010, 978-1-60701-218-4, $19.95, 540pp, tp, an)
Best-of-the-year anthology, with 30 stories from 2009, plus a summary of the year in short fiction by the editor. Authors include Lucius Shepard, Peter Watts, and Margo Lanagan.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · The Year in Fantasy and Science Fiction, 2009 · Rich Horton · in

13 · A Story, with Beans [7th Sigma] · Steven Gould · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2009

20 · Child-Empress of Mars · Theodora Goss · ss Interfictions 2 ed. Delia Sherman & Christopher Barzak, Interstitial Arts Foundation, 2009

28 · The Island [Sunflower Cycle] · Peter Watts · nv The New Space Opera 2 ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2009

57 · The Logic of the World · Robert Kelly · ss Conjunctions #52, Spring 2009

69 · The Long, Cold Goodbye · Holly Phillips · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2009

88 · The Endangered Camp · Ann Leckie · ss Clockwork Phoenix 2 ed. Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2009

96 · Dragon’s Teeth [Wizard’s Six] · Alex Irvine · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009

116 · As Women Fight · Sara Genge · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction December 2009

129 · Sylgarmo’s Proclamation [Dying Earth] · Lucius Shepard · nv Subterranean (online) Spring 2009

153 · Three Twilight Tales · Jo Walton · ss Firebirds Soaring ed. Sharyn November, Firebird, 2009

164 · Necroflux Day · John Meaney · nv The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction Volume Three ed. George Mann, Solaris, 2009

187 · The Persistence of Memory, or, This Space for Sale · Paul Park · ss Edison’s Frankenstein ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2009

194 · This Peaceable Land; or, The Unbearable Vision of Harriet Beecher Stowe · Robert Charles Wilson · nv Other Earths ed. Nick Gevers & Jay Lake, DAW, 2009

216 · On the Human Plan · Jay Lake · ss Lone Star Stories #31, February 2009

225 · Technicolor · John Langan · nv Poe ed. Ellen Datlow, Solaris, 2009

249 · Catalog · Eugene Mirabelli · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2009

264 · Crimes and Glory [Jackaroo] · Paul McAuley · na Subterranean (online) Spring 2009

311 · Eros, Philia, Agape · Rachel Swirsky · nv Tor.com March 3 2009

336 · A Painter, a Sheep, and a Boa Constrictor · Nir Yaniv · ss Shimmer #10, 2009

339 · Glister · Dominic Green · ss Interzone #223, July/August 2009

356 · The Qualia Engine · Damien Broderick · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction August 2009

381 · The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew · Catherynne M. Valente · ss Clarkesworld #35, August 2009

390 · Wife-Stealing Time · R. Garcia y Robertson · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2009

412 · Images of Anna · Nancy Kress · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #30, September 2009

421 · Mongoose [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Lovecraft Unbound ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse, 2009

438 · Living Curiosities · Margo Lanagan · nv Sideshow ed. Deborah Noyes, Candlewick Press, 2009

447 · The Death of Sugar Daddy · Toiya Kristen Finley · ss Electric Velocipede #17/18, Spring 2009

465 · Secret Identity · Kelly Link · nv Geektastic ed. Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci, Little, Brown, 2009

494 · Bespoke · Genevieve Valentine · ss Strange Horizons July 27 2009

501 · Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance · John Kessel · nv The New Space Opera 2 ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2009

527 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

535 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2011 ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, June 2011, 978-1-60701-256-6, $19.95, 572pp, tp, an)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 28 stories from 2010. Authors include K.J. Parker, Rachel Swirsky, Neil Gaiman, and Damien Broderick.
Details taken from online listing.

11 · The Year in Fantasy and Science Fiction, 2010 · Rich Horton · in

15 · Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain · Yoon Ha Lee · ss Lightspeed #4, September 2010

22 · Amor Vincit Omnia · K. J. Parker · nv Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #45, 2010

43 · The Green Book · Amal El-Mohtar · ss Apex Magazine #18, November 2010

60 · The Other Graces · Alice Sola Kim · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2010

65 · The Sultan of the Clouds · Geoffrey A. Landis · na Asimov’s Science Fiction September 2010

107 · The Magician and the Maid and Other Stories · Christie Yant · ss The Way of the Wizard ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books, 2010

119 · Letter from the Emperor · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2010

131 · Holdfast · Matthew Johnson · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #45, December 2010

143 · Standard Loneliness Package · Charles Yu · ss Lightspeed #6, November 2010

159 · The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window · Rachel Swirsky · na Subterranean (online) Summer 2010

201 · Arvies · Adam-Troy Castro · ss Lightspeed #3, August 2010

213 · Merrythoughts · Bill Kte’pi · ss Strange Horizons March 22 2010

223 · The Red Bride · Samantha Henderson · ss Strange Horizons July 5 2010

227 · Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance · Paul Park · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2010

282 · Bloodsport · Gene Wolfe · ss Swords & Dark Magic ed. Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders, Subterranean Press, 2010

294 · No Time Like the Present · Carol Emshwiller · ss Lightspeed #2, July 2010

305 · Braiding the Ghosts · C. S. E. Cooney · nv Clockwork Phoenix 3 ed. Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2010

328 · The Thing About Cassandra · Neil Gaiman · ss Songs of Love and Death ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Gallery, 2010

341 · The Interior of Mister Bumblethorn’s Coat · Willow Fagan · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #43, October 2010

352 · The Things · Peter Watts · nv Clarkesworld #40, January 2010

367 · Stereogram of the Gray Fort, in the Days of Her Glory · Paul M. Berger · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #39, June 2010

378 · Amor Fugit · Alexandra Duncan · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2010

396 · Dead Man’s Run · Robert Reed · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2010

456 · The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model · Charlie Jane Anders · ss Tor.com August 11 2010

466 · The Word of Azrael · Matthew David Surridge · nv Black Gate Winter 2010

490 · Under the Moons of Venus · Damien Broderick · nv Subterranean (online) Spring 2010

507 · Abandonware · An Owomoyela · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #39, June 2010

518 · The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon · Elizabeth Hand · nv Stories ed. Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio, Morrow, 2010

561 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

567 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

571 · Publication History · [uncredited] · bi

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012 ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, July 2012, 978-1-60701-344-0, $19.95, 574pp, tp, an)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 29 stories from 2011. Authors include Paul McAuley, Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, and Karen Joy Fowler.
Details taken from online listing.

11 · Introduction · Rich Horton · in

15 · Ghostweight · Yoon Ha Lee · ss Clarkesworld #52, January 2011

34 · The Sandal-Bride · Genevieve Valentine · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #48, March 2011

44 · The Adakian Eagle · Bradley Denton · na Down These Dark Streets: Stories of Crimes and Criminals Anthology ed. Thomas Deja, Cyber-Pulp Houston/USA ePublishing, 2003

99 · The Sighted Watchmaker · Vylar Kaftan · ss Lightspeed #19, December 2011

107 · The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland, for a Little While [Fairyland] · Catherynne M. Valente · nv Tor.com July 27 2011

130 · Walking Stick Fires · Alan DeNiro · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2011

143 · Late Bloomer · Suzy McKee Charnas · nv Teeth ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Harper, 2011

162 · The Choice [Jackaroo] · Paul McAuley · na Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2011

198 · East of Furious · Jonathan Carroll · nv Conjunctions #56, Spring 2011

213 · Martian Heart · John Barnes · nv Life on Mars ed. Jonathan Strahan, Viking, 2011

227 · Pug · Theodora Goss · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2011

239 · Rampion · Alexandra Duncan · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2011

278 · “And Weep Like Alexander” · Neil Gaiman · ss Fables from the Fountain ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press, 2011

282 · Widows in the World · Gavin J. Grant · nv Strange Horizons February 7 2011 (+1)

308 · Younger Women · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Subterranean (online) Summer 2011

315 · Canterbury Hollow · Chris Lawson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2011

326 · The Summer People · Kelly Link · nv Tin House Fall 2011

349 · Mulberry Boys · Margo Lanagan · ss Blood and Other Cravings ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2011

364 · The Silver Wind [Martin Newland] · Nina Allan · nv Interzone #233, March/April 2011

397 · Choose Your Own Adventure · Kat Howard · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #49, April 2011

401 · A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong · K. J. Parker · nv Subterranean (online) Winter 2011

432 · Woman Leaves Room · Robert Reed · ss Lightspeed #10, March 2011

439 · My Chivalric Fiasco · George Saunders · ss Harper’s Magazine September 2011

446 · The Last Sophia · C. S. E. Cooney · ss Strange Horizons March 7 2011

457 · Some of Them Closer · Marissa Lingen · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2011

467 · Fields of Gold · Rachel Swirsky · nv Eclipse Four ed. Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2011

487 · The Smell of Orange Groves [Central Station] · Lavie Tidhar · ss Clarkesworld #62, November 2011

499 · The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees · E. Lily Yu · nv Clarkesworld #55, April 2011

507 · The Man Who Bridged the Mist · Kij Johnson · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2011

563 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, July 2013, 978-1-60701-392-1, $19.95, 573pp, tp, an, cover by Dmytro Tolokonov)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 33 stories from 2012. Authors include Lavie Tidhar, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Reed, and Kelly Link. Horton discusses the state of SF in his introduction.
Details taken from online listing.

11 · The Year in Fantasy and Science Fiction, 2013 · Rich Horton · in

15 · Nahiku West [Zeke Choy] · Linda Nagata · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact October 2012

35 · The Gravedigger of Konstan Spring · Genevieve Valentine · ss Lightspeed #21, February 2012

43 · Under the Eaves [Central Station] · Lavie Tidhar · ss Robots: The Recent A.I. ed. Rich Horton & Sean Wallace, Prime Books, 2012

55 · Honey Bear · Sofia Samatar · ss Clarkesworld #71, August 2012

65 · One Day in Time City · David Ira Cleary · ss Interzone #241, July/August 2012

84 · The Black Feminist’s Guide to Science Fiction Film Editing · Sandra McDonald · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction December 2012

101 · The Governess and the Lobster · Margaret Ronald · nv Beneath Ceaseless Skies #95, May 17 2012

118 · Swift, Brutal Retaliation · Meghan McCarron · ss Tor.com January 4 2012

134 · Scattered Along the River of Heaven [Xuya] · Aliette de Bodard · nv Clarkesworld #64, January 2012

150 · Four Kinds of Cargo · Leonard Richardson · ss Strange Horizons November 5 2012

163 · Elementals · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Tin House Autumn 2012

171 · Prayer · Robert Reed · ss Clarkesworld #68, May 2012

183 · Scrap Dragon · Naomi Kritzer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2012

195 · The Contrary Gardener · Christopher Rowe · ss Eclipse Online October 8 2012

211 · The Castle That Jack Built · Emily Gilman · nv Beneath Ceaseless Skies #87, January 26 2012

229 · In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns [Sub-Inspector Ferron] · Elizabeth Bear · na Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2012

271 · The Philosophy of Ships · Caroline M. Yoachim · ss Interzone #243, November/December 2012

282 · The Keats Variation · K. M. Ferebee · nv Strange Horizons June 4 2012 (+1)

298 · Fireborn · Robert Charles Wilson · nv The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Griffin, 2013
originally appeared in the 2012 audio anthology Rip-Off! ed. Gardner Dozois.

316 · One Breath, One Stroke · Catherynne M. Valente · ss The Future Is Japanese ed. Nick Mamatas & Masumi Washington, Haikasoru, 2012

324 · The Bernoulli War · Gord Sellar · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction August 2012

345 · Things Greater Than Love · Kate Bachus · ss Strange Horizons March 19 2012

356 · A Murmuration of Starlings · Joe Pitkin · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2012

368 · Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream · Maria Dahvana Headley · ss Lightspeed #26, July 2012

379 · Arbeitskraft · Nick Mamatas · nv The Mammoth Book of Steampunk ed. Sean Wallace, Robinson, 2012

396 · A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight · Xia Jia; translated by Ken Liu · ss Clarkesworld #65, February 2012
translated from the Chinese (“Băi guĭ yèxíng jiē”, 2010).

409 · Heaven Under Earth · Aliette de Bodard · nv Electric Velocipede #24, Summer 2012

425 · Sunshine · Nina Allan · nv Black Static #29, July/August 2012

448 · Uncle Flower’s Homecoming Waltz · Marissa K. Lingen · ss Tor.com February 1 2012

454 · The Magician’s Apprentice · Tamsyn Muir · ss Weird Tales Winter 2012

465 · Twenty-Two and You · Michael Blumlein · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2012

487 · Two Houses · Kelly Link · nv Shadow Show ed. Sam Weller & Mort Castle, Morrow, 2012

501 · The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future [Sunspin] · Jay Lake · na Subterranean (online) Spring 2012

559 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

567 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

571 · Publication History · [uncredited] · bi

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 ed. Rich Horton (Prime Books, June 2014, 978-1-60701-428-7, $19.95, 575pp, tp, an, cover by Dmytro Tolokonov)
Best-of-the-year anthology with 35 stories from 2013. Authors include James Patrick Kelly, K.J. Parker, Ken Liu, and Howard Waldrop.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · The Year in Fantasy and Science Fiction, 2014 · Rich Horton · in

13 · Soulcatcher · James Patrick Kelly · ss Clarkesworld #80, May 2013

20 · Trafalgar and Josefina · Angélica Gorodischer · ss Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer, Small Beer Press, 2013

34 · A Stranger from a Foreign Ship · Tom Purdom · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction September 2013

50 · Blanchefleur · Theodora Goss · nv Once Upon a Time ed. Paula Guran, Prime Books, 2013

84 · Effigy Nights · Yoon Ha Lee · ss Clarkesworld #76, January 2013

95 · Such & Such Said to So & So · Maria Dahvana Headley · ss Glitter & Mayhem ed. John Klima, Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Apex Publications, 2013

105 · Grizzled Veterans of Many and Much · Robert Reed · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2013

126 · Rosary and Goldenstar · Geoff Ryman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2013

140 · The Bees Her Heart, the Hive Her Belly · Benjanun Sriduangkaew · ss Clockwork Phoenix 4 ed. Mike Allen, Mythic Delirium Books, 2013

155 · The Dragonslayer of Merebarton · K. J. Parker · nv Fearsome Journeys ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris, 2013

173 · The Oracle [Central Station] · Lavie Tidhar · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2013

191 · Loss, with Chalk Diagrams · E. Lily Yu · ss Eclipse Online March 10 2013

199 · Martyr’s Gem · C. S. E. Cooney · na GigaNotoSaurus May 1 2013

241 · They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass · Alaya Dawn Johnson · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2013

263 · A Window or a Small Box · Jedediah Berry · nv Tor.com June 5 2013

290 · Game of Chance · Carrie Vaughn · nv Lightspeed #37, June 2013

307 · Live Arcade · Erik Amundsen · ss Strange Horizons February 4 2013

317 · Social Services · Madeline Ashby · ss An Aura of Familiarity, Institute for the Future, 2013

330 · Found · Alex Dally MacFarlane · ss Clarkesworld #83, August 2013

344 · A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel · Ken Liu · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2013

357 · Ilse, Who Saw Clearly · E. Lily Yu · ss Apex Magazine #48, May 2013

369 · It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and We Feel Fine · Harry Turtledove · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 2013

378 · Killing Curses: a Caught-Heart Quest · Krista Hoeppner Leahy · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #28, January 2013

395 · Firebrand · Peter Watts · ss Twelve Tomorrows ed. Stephen Cass, MIT Technology Review, 2013

404 · The Memory Book · Maureen McHugh · ss Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Tor, 2013

418 · The Dead Sea-Bottom Scrolls · Howard Waldrop · nv Old Mars ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Bantam, 2013

425 · A Fine Show on the Abyssal Plain · Karin Tidbeck · ss Lightspeed #35, April 2013

433 · Out in the Dark [Zeke Choy] · Linda Nagata · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2013

447 · On the Origin of Song · Naim Kabir · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #131, October 3 2013

462 · Call Girl · Tang Fei; translated by Ken Liu · ss Apex Magazine #49, June 2013
translated from the Chinese (2014).

469 · Paranormal Romance · Christopher Barzak · ss Lightspeed #37, June 2013

485 · Town’s End · Yukimi Ogawa · ss Strange Horizons March 11 2013

495 · The Discovered Country · Ian R. MacLeod · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction September 2013

520 · The Wildfires of Antarctica · Alan DeNiro · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2013

528 · Kormak the Lucky · Eleanor Arnason · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July/August 2013

563 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

569 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

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